An Hysteric Nodule.
Take Asa Foetida half a dram; Castor, Camphire, each 1 scruple; Oil of Amber half a scruple; mix, and tie up in a rag or piece of Silk.
Being often held to the Nose, it helps Vapours and Fits, for it represses the rageing Spirits, drives them back from their wild excursions and exorbitancies; forces them into order, and hinders 'em from running into Tumults and Convulsive Explosions.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710